Description
Delightful peanut butter cake emerges as a creamy dream for dessert enthusiasts. Rich layers combine nutty goodness with silky frosting, promising sweet comfort for chocolate and peanut butter lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 ⅔ cups self-rising flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsps baking soda
- 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsps milk
Instructions
- Base Preparation: Cream sugar, butter, and peanut butter using an electric mixer until achieving a light, fluffy consistency with no visible lumps.
- Egg Integration: Gradually add eggs to the mixture, blending thoroughly after each addition to create a smooth, uniform batter.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift self-rising flour and baking soda together, creating a well-mixed dry ingredient base.
- Batter Development: Alternately fold dry ingredients and buttermilk into the peanut butter mixture, ensuring even incorporation and preventing overmixing to maintain a tender crumb.
- Pan Setup and Baking: Generously grease and flour three 8-inch round pans or a 9×13-inch baking dish, distribute batter evenly, and bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cooling Process: Rest cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely, allowing structural stability to develop.
- Frosting Creation: Blend powdered sugar, peanut butter, cream cheese, and milk until achieving a silky, spreadable consistency, adjusting thickness with small milk additions as needed.
- Cake Assembly: Layer cake rounds with frosting, completely covering exterior surfaces for a professional, smooth finish.
- Final Flourish: Embellish the cake top with chopped roasted peanuts or mini chocolate chips for added texture and visual appeal.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for smooth, lump-free mixing, promoting better cake texture.
- Egg Integration Technique: Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition to prevent batter separation and achieve a uniform consistency.
- Avoid Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients and buttermilk into batter to prevent gluten development, which can result in a tough, dense cake.
- Moisture Check: Use the toothpick test carefully – insert into cake’s center, and if it comes out with a few moist crumbs, the cake is perfectly baked.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 434
- Sugar: 37 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg